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Our beliefs

View from back of churchLutherans believe in the Triune God. God created and loves all of creation — the earth and the seas and all of the world’s inhabitants. We believe that God’s Son, Jesus Christ, transforms lives through his death on the cross and his resurrection, and we trust that God’s Spirit is active in the world.

We are part of God’s unfolding plan. When we gather for worship, we connect with believers everywhere. When we study the Bible or hear God’s word in worship, we are drawn more deeply into God’s own saving story.

The convictions shared by Christians from many different traditions are expressed in statements of belief called creeds.

These ecumenical creeds that Lutherans affirm and use in worship confess the faith of the church through the ages and around the world.

ELCA Confession of Faith

What we believe in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

  • This church confesses the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  • This church confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the Gospel as the power of God for the salvation of all who believe
    • Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnate, through whom everything was made and through whose life, death, and resurrection God fashions a new creation.
    • The proclamation of God’s message to us as both Law and Gospel is the Word of God, revealing judgment and mercy through word and deed, beginning with the Word in creation, continuing in the history of Israel, and centering in all its fullness in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
    • The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the written Word of God. Inspired by God’s Spirit speaking through their authors, they record and announce God’s revelation centering in Jesus Christ. Through them God’s Spirit speaks to us to create and sustain Christian faith and fellowship for service in the world.
  • This church accepts the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and the authoritative source and norm of its proclamation, faith, and life.
  • This church accepts the Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds as true declarations of the faith of this church.
  • This church accepts the Unaltered Augsburg Confession as a true witness to the Gospel, acknowledging as one with it In faith and doctrine all churches that likewise accept the teachings of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession.
  • This church accepts the other confessional writings in the Book of Concord, namely, the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, the Smalcald Articles and the Treatise, the Small Catechism, the Large Catechism, and the Formula of Concord, as further valid interpretations of the faith of the Church.
  • This church confesses the Gospel, recorded in the Holy Scriptures and confessed in the ecumenical creeds and Lutheran confessional writings, as the power of God to create and sustain the Church for God’s mission in the world.

The Confession of Faith is published in the Constitution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

What’s happening

In person worship opportunity

December 22, 2020

Beginning January 2, 2021

Responsibility for the physical and mental well-being of the congregation is something your Council takes very seriously.  Each month we discuss in depth if it is safe and wise to gather again for in person worship. We make the decision by relying on data, science and the advice and direction of health experts.  Those sources strongly advise that now is not yet the time to again worship as we once did.

So how else might we safely gather?  The answer the Council has come up with is “in small numbers, for spoken liturgy, scripture and Holy Communion as the service is being recorded.” 

What does that mean?

 It means that a small group (12) people will be invited to gather in the sanctuary as we record the spoken parts of the service. This will primarily take place on Saturday mornings at 10am, but occasionally on Thursday evening.

To facilitate this, we ask the following:

  1. You must sign up ahead by either calling the church office or through this link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084caea728a0fd0-service
  2. You must mask while in the building and not congregate inside before or after the service recording.
  3. You attend no more than once a month in order to allow as many different people to participate as possible. (You can have your name put on a wait list in case spots remain open.)
  4. You do not attend if you have any symptoms of illness or have been exposed to someone who is ill or tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 10 days.

Virtual service | Jan. 24, 2021

https://youtu.be/CsAeg9DL5L4

Virtual Church

It’s the next best thing to being here with us on Sunday! … Check out our virtual Sunday

Creating a positive impact

St. John logoWe’re a congregation that cares. As Christians, we care about others and strive to have a positive impact on other people’s lives. Whether it’s someone in our congregation, our community or our world, we’re there in times of need, in times of joy and all the times between.

We demonstrate our caring spirit every day. We volunteer. We reach out to charitable organizations.  Whether it’s painting a house, donating food or raising funds to buy fruit trees for others across the globe, we help our neighbors in need. Read more about our people and our congregation »

What’s happening

In person worship opportunity

December 22, 2020

Beginning January 2, 2021

Responsibility for the physical and mental well-being of the congregation is something your Council takes very seriously.  Each month we discuss in depth if it is safe and wise to gather again for in person worship. We make the decision by relying on data, science and the advice and direction of health experts.  Those sources strongly advise that now is not yet the time to again worship as we once did.

So how else might we safely gather?  The answer the Council has come up with is “in small numbers, for spoken liturgy, scripture and Holy Communion as the service is being recorded.” 

What does that mean?

 It means that a small group (12) people will be invited to gather in the sanctuary as we record the spoken parts of the service. This will primarily take place on Saturday mornings at 10am, but occasionally on Thursday evening.

To facilitate this, we ask the following:

  1. You must sign up ahead by either calling the church office or through this link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084caea728a0fd0-service
  2. You must mask while in the building and not congregate inside before or after the service recording.
  3. You attend no more than once a month in order to allow as many different people to participate as possible. (You can have your name put on a wait list in case spots remain open.)
  4. You do not attend if you have any symptoms of illness or have been exposed to someone who is ill or tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 10 days.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) logo

Upcoming Events

  • 5-8th gr confirmation January 27, 2021 at 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Worship Recording January 28, 2021 at 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
  • Tone Chime Prac January 28, 2021 at 7:15 pm – 7:45 pm
  • WORSHIP ONLINE January 31, 2021
  • Holy Comm pickup January 31, 2021 at 9:00 am – 9:30 am

Sermons

  • March 15, 2020
    Rev. Cindy Warmbier-Meyer, March 15, 2020
    Bible Text: John 4:5-25
  • June 24, 2018
    Rev. Cindy Warmbier-Meyer, June 24, 2018
    Bible Text: Mark 4:35-41

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Our Pastor

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Our Mission

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Worship times

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